The Arizona sentinel., 1887-10-22
Mohawk Valley.

One of the best known and most favorable situated portions of Yuma County is the picturesque and home like Mohawk Valley. Like gem of untold wealth, it luxuriauce of verdure glistens in the bright sunlight and attracts the passer-by to visit its realms of dormant wealth, needing but the active arm of industry to produce riches sufficient tor the wants of a nation. The Mohawk Valley stretches along the north side of the Gila River and is formed by deposits of all- uvial soil placed there by old water flows. The valley is as level as it is possible for so large body of land to be. It comprises a portion of the Gila Valley and contains an area of about seventy square miles. The head of the valley rest against Texas Hill, which hill lies about sixty miles east of the town of Yuma, and extends westerly along the course Of the Gila River, a distance of about twenty miles. At its narrowest point the valley is some two miles wide, and var les to i've miles in width. The Gila River forms its southern boundary, and it's north ern boundary is composed of high mesa lands N hich offer protection from north winds. A narrow strip of land of variable width, lying next to the river and running the entire length of Che valley, Is sometimes overAowed for about two months during the
 winter season by the high waters of the river The lands subject to overflow are available for the raising of corn, beans and other products of the same nature, and for pasturage.
 In estimating the width of the valley, as mentioned above, this strip of overhowed land is not taken into consideration. There are sixty-fye sections or about 10000 acres of land not subject to overflow, which are available for agricultural purposes and easy of irrigation. The soil varies from l2 to 20 feet in depth, and both soil and climate are remarkably well adapted and cannot be sur passed for the raising of almost all agricult- ural products such as cereals, corn vegeta- bles, peaches, apricots, cherries, grapes, oranges, lemons, olives, dates, figs, bananas, citron and V .In45s; and the various kinds of shade and ornamental trees; alfalfa, Ara bian millet and all species of grasses suitable tor grazing and stabling purposes, thrive and grow luxuriantly. The adaptability of the soil and climate for the growth of all these products has been proven and is being proved by actual experiment.
 The valley of the Gila produces finer wheat and barley than can be grown in any portion of the State of California, and that >sate IS noted Tor the exceptional quality Of it's wheat.
 In addition to these enumerated products, cotton, tobacco and sugar cane thrive as
 ell, especially cotton and sugar cane, as in any known country The pink bean grows proliically, and can be raised at a large profit per acre.
 Owing to the nature of the climate, farm CTS plant wheat and barley in the month of January and harvest the same in May, and on the same land, after harvest, they plant corn and beaHs and gather a good crop of ootb. Oranges, lemons, figs, dates, olives, bananas and other semitropical fruits are now being raised in the town of Yuma, and lan be gathered throughout the year, in a number of gardens. Soil and climate are particularly well adapted for the raising ol grapes, and there is DO climate superior to SLo& # caring of wines, owing to its even temper ature and the extreme dryness of the at mosphere. Grapes, figs, appricots and other fruits ripen two months earlier than in the Eastern states, which create markets both east and west, for these products, during large portion of the fruit season.
 The SENTINEL has labored assiduously for years to advertise and attract attention to the rich and fertile lands of Yuma County, that its efforts are meeting with unqualified success. The land entries tor the past year show that Yuma County is far ahead of any other section of Arizona The farmer seek ing productive farms; the health-seeker a sanatarium and the pushing business man trade, are all heading for Yuma County, the beauteous land ot fruits and flow CTS health and wealth.
 Prepare the bottom lands of the Gila val 1 ley for the planting of rice, and the annual 9 e-how, wil Lelp you in growing very profitable crop.
 Hon. Patrick Hamilton has very inter- | esting letter in Oc.ober number of the Paci-
 lie Fruit Grower, on ''fruit growing in Salt River Valley"
 Geo. w. Norton is prepared to take con tracts for clearing and leveling land in the Mohawk valley and preparing the same for cultivation.
 A ;. ell arranged disrlas of our oranges, .e,ncns and lines, at the Phoenix Fair, gould be a paying advertisement for Iuma
 The gold mine orpe. U Frank Vomicil is rapidly being developed, and from present indications viii prove profitable claim.
 The Yuma Sentinel is doing some good and etfci it " ork for its town and the be. u ifnl conntrv sIlrroundiuu -ProsuectOr